Joshua,
Positions requiring both sets of skills are either rare (when they
grok design) or common (when they don't and want a developer 'with
an interest' in the design stuff). The first type of position tends
to be well-paid because the complete working skill-set is uncommon. I
guess that is what you are after than a close-to-base level position
churning out interface code.
No leads for you, sorry, but in my position, I am an interaction
designer only and I use my coding skills for hi-fidelity prototyping
and proof-of-concept; plus it gives me a leg-up when talking to
developers. Where I am, I cannot tackle the dev side as the dev
requirements are quite specialised. However, I can talk in tech terms
that we both understand which in turn makes communicating the ideas
easier and the whole process of making something a little smoother.
It's not a full dev job because I'm primarily a designer, but
coding skills aren't a negative point.
As for crappy postings - unfortunately, that is quite common. Some
see IxD as product management (seen postings asking for x years
experience making things), others as graphic design ("must have
design degree"), others as usability ("HCI degree essential"), dev
work ("5 years doing GUIs in C ") and probably others. Part of the
problem is the field because there are problems in defining its
boundaries (if there are any), and also us ourselves because we
can't agree what we are in terms that work for HR/recruiters. Hence,
they get confused and ask for all sorts, some of which are probably
better described under a different term.
Hope this helps Joshua and best of luck.
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